Kim Witte
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Witte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Witte |
| SIGNATURE | WITTE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 467 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
International Health Communication Campaigns in Developing Countries
Fear Appeals and Persuasion
The Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM; Communication Monographs , 59, 1992, 329) is a predominant message design theory in the social science fear appeal literature that provides a framework for effective communication of health‐related information. This paper provides a review and update of the theory and the use of fear appeals in persuasion. First, a brief overview of the EPPM is provided. Then, Littlejohn and Foss ( Theories of Human Comm…
Drama Theory and Entertainment Education
This study investigated a model of entertainment education that combined drama theory (Kincaid, Citation2002) and social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986) and tested it in a field study of a government-sponsored health campaign in Ethiopia. Specifically, we explored if the relationships between reported exposure to the Journey of Life radio drama and intentions to practice at least one behavior to prevent HIV transmission (abstinence, monogamy, or…
Effective Health Risk Messages
1. What Are Health Risk Messages? Health Risk Messages Defined What's a Theory? The Components of a Fear Appeal Explicit versus Implicit Messages The Use of Culturally Based Colloquialisms Types of Threats Summary 2. History of Health Risk Messages: Fear Appeal Theories from 1953 to 1991 Fear-as-Acquired Drive Model The Parallel Process Model Protection Motivation Theory Summary Definitions 3. Putting It All Together The Overall Model The Depicti…
Predicting intercultural adaptation and isolation
A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals
The fear appeal literature is examined in a comprehensive synthesis using meta-analytical techniques. The meta-analysis suggests that strong fear appeals produce high levels of perceived severity and susceptibility, and are more persuasive than low or weak fear appeals. The results also indicate that fear appeals motivate adaptive danger control actions such as message acceptance and maladaptive fear control actions such as defensive avoidance or…
Predicting Risk Behaviors
The goal of this study was to develop and validate the Risk Behavior Diagnosis (RBD) Scale for use by health care providers and practitioners interested in promoting healthy behaviors. Theoretically guided by the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM; a fear appeal theory), the RBD scale was designed to work in conjunction with an easy-to-use formula to determine which types of health risk messages would be most appropriate for a given individual…
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
Generating Effective Risk Messages
No consensus exists on how to develop effective risk messages that motivate appropriate action yet do not unduly frighten people. A useful framework for developing risk messages is the extended parallel process model (EPPM). The EPPM suggests that when people are faced with health or environmental risks, they are motivated to either control the danger or control their fear. This chapter offers a description of how the EPPM can explain public resp…
Effective communication in multicultural health care settings
Is Emotional Expression Repression Oppression? Myths of Organizational Affective Regulation
Fear control and danger control
Fear appeals have the potential to be potent persuasive strategies. However, they often backfire. Previous research has focused primarily on the factors leading to fear appeal successes and neglected the factors associated with fear appeal failures. Utilizing a recently developed fear appeal theory, the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM), a study was undertaken to explore the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying the success and failu…
The Manipulative Nature of Health Communication Research
Researchers and academics have accumulated a great deal of knowledge on how to manipulate individuals' behaviors. Although health communication researchers and practitioners prefer to call their work public health campaigns or health education interventions, the truth is that their ultimate goal is to manipulate people into practicing healthy behaviors. A health communication research and practice moves into the 21st century, this issue must be f…
A theory of cognition and negative affect
Managerial style and health promotion programs
Putting the fear back into fear appeals
The fear appeal literature is diverse and inconsistent. Existing fear appeal theories explain the positive linear results occurring in many studies, but are unable to explain the boomerang or curvilinear results occurring in other studies. The present work advances a theory integrating previous theoretical perspectives (i.e., Janis, 1967; Leventhal, 1970; Rogers, 1975, 1983) that is based on Leventhal's (1970) danger control/fear control framewor…
Putting the fear back into fear appeals
The fear appeal literature is diverse and inconsistent. Existing fear appeal theories explain the positive linear results occurring in many studies, but are unable to explain the boomerang or curvilinear results occurring in other studies. The present work advances a theory integrating previous theoretical perspectives (i.e., Janis, 1967; Leventhal, 1970; Rogers, 1975, 1983) that is based on Leventhal's (1970) danger control/fear control framewor…
Fear control and danger control
Fear appeals have the potential to be potent persuasive strategies. However, they often backfire. Previous research has focused primarily on the factors leading to fear appeal successes and neglected the factors associated with fear appeal failures. Utilizing a recently developed fear appeal theory, the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM), a study was undertaken to explore the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying the success and failu…
Drama Theory and Entertainment Education
This study investigated a model of entertainment education that combined drama theory (Kincaid, Citation2002) and social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986) and tested it in a field study of a government-sponsored health campaign in Ethiopia. Specifically, we explored if the relationships between reported exposure to the Journey of Life radio drama and intentions to practice at least one behavior to prevent HIV transmission (abstinence, monogamy, or…
Predicting intercultural adaptation and isolation
A theory of cognition and negative affect
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
Generating Effective Risk Messages
No consensus exists on how to develop effective risk messages that motivate appropriate action yet do not unduly frighten people. A useful framework for developing risk messages is the extended parallel process model (EPPM). The EPPM suggests that when people are faced with health or environmental risks, they are motivated to either control the danger or control their fear. This chapter offers a description of how the EPPM can explain public resp…
The Manipulative Nature of Health Communication Research
Researchers and academics have accumulated a great deal of knowledge on how to manipulate individuals' behaviors. Although health communication researchers and practitioners prefer to call their work public health campaigns or health education interventions, the truth is that their ultimate goal is to manipulate people into practicing healthy behaviors. A health communication research and practice moves into the 21st century, this issue must be f…
Managerial style and health promotion programs
Is Emotional Expression Repression Oppression? Myths of Organizational Affective Regulation
Putting the fear back into fear appeals
The fear appeal literature is diverse and inconsistent. Existing fear appeal theories explain the positive linear results occurring in many studies, but are unable to explain the boomerang or curvilinear results occurring in other studies. The present work advances a theory integrating previous theoretical perspectives (i.e., Janis, 1967; Leventhal, 1970; Rogers, 1975, 1983) that is based on Leventhal's (1970) danger control/fear control framewor…
A theory of cognition and negative affect
Managerial style and health promotion programs
Is Emotional Expression Repression Oppression? Myths of Organizational Affective Regulation
Fear control and danger control
Fear appeals have the potential to be potent persuasive strategies. However, they often backfire. Previous research has focused primarily on the factors leading to fear appeal successes and neglected the factors associated with fear appeal failures. Utilizing a recently developed fear appeal theory, the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM), a study was undertaken to explore the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying the success and failu…
The Manipulative Nature of Health Communication Research
Researchers and academics have accumulated a great deal of knowledge on how to manipulate individuals' behaviors. Although health communication researchers and practitioners prefer to call their work public health campaigns or health education interventions, the truth is that their ultimate goal is to manipulate people into practicing healthy behaviors. A health communication research and practice moves into the 21st century, this issue must be f…
Generating Effective Risk Messages
No consensus exists on how to develop effective risk messages that motivate appropriate action yet do not unduly frighten people. A useful framework for developing risk messages is the extended parallel process model (EPPM). The EPPM suggests that when people are faced with health or environmental risks, they are motivated to either control the danger or control their fear. This chapter offers a description of how the EPPM can explain public resp…
Effective communication in multicultural health care settings
Predicting Risk Behaviors
The goal of this study was to develop and validate the Risk Behavior Diagnosis (RBD) Scale for use by health care providers and practitioners interested in promoting healthy behaviors. Theoretically guided by the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM; a fear appeal theory), the RBD scale was designed to work in conjunction with an easy-to-use formula to determine which types of health risk messages would be most appropriate for a given individual…
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals
The fear appeal literature is examined in a comprehensive synthesis using meta-analytical techniques. The meta-analysis suggests that strong fear appeals produce high levels of perceived severity and susceptibility, and are more persuasive than low or weak fear appeals. The results also indicate that fear appeals motivate adaptive danger control actions such as message acceptance and maladaptive fear control actions such as defensive avoidance or…
Effective Health Risk Messages
1. What Are Health Risk Messages? Health Risk Messages Defined What's a Theory? The Components of a Fear Appeal Explicit versus Implicit Messages The Use of Culturally Based Colloquialisms Types of Threats Summary 2. History of Health Risk Messages: Fear Appeal Theories from 1953 to 1991 Fear-as-Acquired Drive Model The Parallel Process Model Protection Motivation Theory Summary Definitions 3. Putting It All Together The Overall Model The Depicti…
Predicting intercultural adaptation and isolation
Drama Theory and Entertainment Education
This study investigated a model of entertainment education that combined drama theory (Kincaid, Citation2002) and social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986) and tested it in a field study of a government-sponsored health campaign in Ethiopia. Specifically, we explored if the relationships between reported exposure to the Journey of Life radio drama and intentions to practice at least one behavior to prevent HIV transmission (abstinence, monogamy, or…
Fear Appeals and Persuasion
The Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM; Communication Monographs , 59, 1992, 329) is a predominant message design theory in the social science fear appeal literature that provides a framework for effective communication of health‐related information. This paper provides a review and update of the theory and the use of fear appeals in persuasion. First, a brief overview of the EPPM is provided. Then, Littlejohn and Foss ( Theories of Human Comm…
International Health Communication Campaigns in Developing Countries
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Fear appeal (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Appeal (4 works)